and let's talk legalities, horace cooper, can the governments say no? >> governments can stand up and object and they have control over their resources, but legally, this is a decision that the united states government makes, and that is the policy. >> and i spoke briefly with the mayor of santa fe about it, but in practical terms, even if they can't legally say no, can they make it more difficult to do a reit settlement policy if they don't want it here? >> they can make it more difficult. so the federal government can legally decide who is in the country, and once someone is admitted, they can travel in the united states. but there's a resettlement process, and states will sometimes assist in that settlement process, and if the states don't want to cooperate, it makes it more difficult. now, i don't see how it's good policy, and i don't see how it makes us safer if we have a bunch of folks who it's very difficult to settle them, because people are making the process more difficult as opposed to having them come into communities, and begin to be simula